Hill Country

10-digit local calls coming for Hill Country as ‘988’ transitions to suicide prevention hotline

A map from the North American Number Plan Administrator shows the area codes shaded in blue that will have to use 10-digit dialing for local calls by Oct. 24

Marble Falls ISD votes to remove recent mask mandate

Board Trustees at Marble Falls ISD discuss the recent mask mandate.

Burnet CISD campuses to close for 2 days

Man arrested after 2 found dead at Burnet County home

James Joseph Luckenbach, 33 (Burnet County Sheriff's Office Photo)

Go directly to Gillespie County Jail? Hill Country Monopoly makers want you to decide what to include

A version of the classic board game Monopoly will honor the Hill Country next spring. (TopTrumps photo)

More Hill Country Headlines

Not every school district is testing students for COVID-19 anymore

Blanco County man charged with murder after ‘domestic disturbance’ with stepson

Jim Harris (Blanco County Sheriff's Office photo)

Marble Falls ISD adopts mask mandate, starts Wednesday

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Why is there a deer wearing a collar in Spicewood?

A deer in Spicewood has garnered attention after an unknown resident placed a collar on it. Neighbors are now concerned the deer's airways are being restricted as it grows. (Courtesy: Fifi Compton)

29 students, staff test positive for COVID-19 at Marble Falls elementary school

Lanes of Highway 281 closed in Marble Falls due to hole in the middle of the road

There's a hole in U.S. Highway 281 near Marble Falls, and the highway is closed while crews make repairs Thursday. (Marble Falls PD photo)

How discharged wastewater is feeding massive Hill Country algae blooms

Algae bloom in South San Gabriel River downstream of the Liberty Hill wastewater plant (Courtesy Save Barton Creek Association)

Water supply slowly increasing in Blanco, water restrictions still in place

Blanco relying on reserve water tank, may have to cut off service to certain customers

Annual events return to Central Texas despite surging COVID-19 cases

At Republic Park downtown, Austin celebrated its 182nd birthday bash — a return to in-person festivities after 2020's virtual event. (KXAN Photo/Alex Caprariello)